Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,663
Selected8,924
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,498Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute736Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament551LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar255Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent873CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist2,011
Why the others are excluded
People
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bew global policy advisor | Selected | Academic | British historian at King's College London. | 6 | 6 |
| John Yoo law professor · University of California, Berkeley | Selected | Academic | Law professor at UC Berkeley. | 6 | 6 |
| Kathryn Paige Harden geneticus | Selected | Academic | Researcher in behavioral genetics at University of Texas. | 6 | 6 |
| Kevin Evers Senior Editor · Harvard Business Review | Selected | Commentator | Senior Editor Harvard Business Review, business analyst. | 6 | 6 |
| Margaret MacMillan historiker | Selected | Academic | Canadian historian affiliated with multiple universities. | 6 | 6 |
| Maria Varteressian tidligere statssekretar i UD | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary of State at the Foreign Office. | 6 | 6 |
| May Mailman Independent Women's Forum | Selected | Think tank | Independent Women's Forum, think tank. | 6 | 6 |
| Meron Mendel F.A.Z.-Kolumnist · F.A.Z. | Selected | Commentator | F.A.Z. columnist, daily columnist. | 6 | 6 |
| Robin Dunbar evolutionary psychologist | Selected | Academic | Evolutionary psychologist and professor at University College London. | 6 | 6 |
| Sander van der Linden professor · Universiteit van Cambridge | Selected | Academic | Professor, Cambridge University. | 6 | 6 |
| Sheila Bair Former FDIC Chair · FDIC | Selected | Former official | Former FDIC Chair. | 6 | 6 |
| Steven Levitsky Professor of Government · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Government at Harvard University. | 6 | 6 |
| Suzy Welch professor at NYU's Stern School of Business · NYU's Stern School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor, NYU Stern School of Business. | 6 | 6 |
| Thina Saltvedt sjefanalytiker · Nordea | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Analyst Nordea. | 6 | 6 |
| Vincent Karremans demissionair minister van Economische Zaken · VVD | Selected | Former official | Resigned Minister of Economy (VVD). | 6 | 6 |
| Larry Johnson fmr CIA · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA officer. | 5 | 290 |
| Alastair Crooke Ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former British ambassador. | 5 | 188 |
| Zoë Grünewald political journalist | Selected | Commentator | Political journalist and commentator, political analyst. | 5 | 123 |
| Sami Miettinen tekoälyasiantuntija ja talousvaikuttaja | Selected | Commentator | AI expert and economic influencer. | 5 | 121 |
| Michael Batnick Ritholtz Wealth Management | Selected | Economist or consultant | Ritholtz Wealth Management, manager. | 5 | 93 |
| Mikkel Rosenvold COO · Asgard-Steno Global Macro | Selected | Economist or consultant | COO and partner at Steno Research macro. | 5 | 86 |
| Cristina Monge | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at University of Zaragoza. | 5 | 85 |
| Dominika Długosz publicystka · Newsweek | Selected | Commentator | Newsweek columnist. | 5 | 81 |
| Sindre Heyerdahl | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator and pundit. | 5 | 61 |
| Paul Harper aksjestrateg · DNB Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Stock strategist DNB Markets, analyst. | 5 | 60 |
| Freddy Gray Host · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Deputy editor The Spectator, editor-in-chief of ideas journal. | 5 | 60 |
| Piergiorgio Odifreddi | Selected | Academic | Mathematician, university teacher at University of Turin. | 5 | 59 |
| Pascal Boniface géopolitologue · IRIS | Selected | Think tank | Geopolitologist director-founder of IRIS (think tank). | 5 | 58 |
| Konstanty Gebert opozycjonista w czasach PRL, dziennikarz · Kultura Liberalna | Selected | Commentator | Author of books and contributor to ideas journal. | 5 | 56 |
| Agnes Wold | Selected | Academic | Bacteriologist and professor at University of Gothenburg. | 5 | 56 |
| Joanna Tyrowicz Prof. | Selected | Economist or consultant | Polish economist and professor at University of Warsaw. | 5 | 49 |
| Cem Karsan Founder, CIO · Kai Volatility Advisors | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder and CIO of Kai Volatility Advisors. | 5 | 47 |
| Richard Wiseman Professor · University of Hertfordshire | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Hertfordshire. | 5 | 45 |
| José María Lassalle | Selected | Academic | Professor at Universidad Carlos III. | 5 | 45 |
| Lara Spirit deputy political editor · The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Deputy political editor Sunday Times. | 5 | 42 |
| Andy McCarthy legal expert · National Review | Selected | Commentator | Legal expert analyzing legislation at National Review. | 5 | 41 |
| Suzannah Lipscomb Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor and host of Not Just Tudor. Principal professor. | 5 | 40 |
| George Parker political editor · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Political editor at Financial Times, political analyst. | 5 | 39 |
| Steve Richards political commentator | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator. | 5 | 39 |
| Kjersti Haugland sjeføkonom · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist DNB Markets, bank analyst. | 5 | 36 |
| Andrzej Bobiński Polityka Insight | Selected | Commentator | Polish linguist and political analyst, Polityka Insight. | 5 | 34 |
| Jamie Loftus historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian essayist for analysis podcasts. | 5 | 31 |
| Eliana Johnson co-host · Ink Stained Wretches podcast | Selected | Commentator | Co-host of Ink Stained Wretches, editor and analyst. | 5 | 31 |
| Audun Wickstrand Iversen forvalter · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at DNB Disruptive. | 5 | 28 |
| Janna Levin | Selected | Academic | American theoretical cosmologist, physicist at University of Cambridge. | 5 | 27 |
| Jan Ludvig Andreassen sjeføkonom · Eika Gruppen | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist Eika Gruppen. | 5 | 25 |
| Michael Feinberg Senior Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Senior Editor Lawfare Institute. | 5 | 24 |
| Bojan Pancevski Europe correspondent · Wall Street Journal | Selected | Commentator | Chief political correspondent for Wall Street Journal. | 5 | 23 |
| Thierry Breton Ancien commissaire européen · Commission européenne | Selected | Former official | Former European Commissioner. | 5 | 23 |
| Kinsey Schofield royal expert | Selected | Commentator | Royal expert, current affairs analyst. | 5 | 23 |